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BG Customers - Remember to take a reading on 19Feb

humfer
humfer Posts: 1,779 Forumite
As gas companies tend to over estimate customers bills (I wonder why!!?!??!), make sure you take a reading of your gas meter on the 19th February when gas prices are coming down. That way, it means that it denies the wonderful BG from charging you a few hundred extra units at the higher price.

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  • SwanJon
    SwanJon Posts: 2,343 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Look for threads from August aqnd you'll see plenty of people complaining that the reads were underestimated.
    I'd bet that a similar proportion are over and under estimated each time, but only people who lose out complain.
  • scope
    scope Posts: 764 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Beat them at their own game, give them a reading which is a fair bit under what it actually says (to gain from the price cut). If they come and ask you whats going on just say it was dark when i took the reading, and might have mis-read. ;) However I bet you they wont question it at all.
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